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The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.he differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.
Baby grasshoppers are known as nymphs. These nymphs are not choosy about their diets and are considered to be opportunistic feeders in that they tend to feed on tender plants, clover, fresh shoots, little grass, and other small plants.